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 - A range is either a single address or a pair of addresses separated by either
   `,` or `;`.
 - Ranges tell commands which lines to act on.
-- Most commands act only on the current line by default.
-- Only `:write` and `:global` act on all lines by default.
+- Most commands act only on the current line by default. Notable exceptions are
+  `:write` and `:global` which act on all lines.
 
 The usage of ranges is pretty intuitive, so here are some examples (using `:d`
 as short form of `:delete`):